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Eric Mayville (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)

The founding partner and co-CEO at Wondersauce, where he is tasked with ensuring the company runs efficiently with an environment that spurs creativity, innovation and respect. Named one of Business Insider’s ‘Most Creative 30 Under 30’ in 2012, Mayville’s career began with digital firms Code & Theory, Razorfish, and AgencyNet.

Eric is a graduate of Ohio University and also acts as the Chairman of the Ohio University School of Visual Communication Director’s Advisory Board. ince launching Wondersauce in December of 2011, the company has scaled to over 100 employees in NYC, Columbus, and Los Angeles. Initially conceived as an agency focused on products and platforms for brands and startups, the agency has diversified into a modern advertising agency with a point of view that modern advertising consists of infrastructure + activation with a strong focused on efficient media buying. The company is rare in that it can create very technical product driven work for some of the largest companies in the world and balance that with campaign driven, media, and social activations. Their clients include Google, Carlson-Rezidor Hotel Group, Chick-fil-A, Brooks Running, and Scotts Miracle-Gro. In additional to working with Fortune 1000 brands, Wondersauce has launched over 20 startups including The Players Tribune, Greats, and Lively.

Panelist DJ Steph Floss --

DJ Steph Floss is a heavy influencer within the music industry currently serving as the official DJ of The Cleveland Cavaliers and Mixshow DJ for Cleveland’s premier Hip Hop station Z107.9. In addition to being a member of DJ Drama, Don Cannon, and DJ Sense’s prestigious Academy of DJ’s, DJ Steph Floss has provided services for major celebrity and corporate events including but not limited to; Jay Z, President Barack Obama, Lebron James, Nike, Nickelodeon, Vitamin Water, Timberland and many more.

Come meet her tomorrow at this years at 6 p.m. in Walter Rotunda!

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Panelist professor Karen Riggs --

Professor Riggs teaches undergraduate courses in Media Studies and graduate courses in Cultural Studies, Qualitative Methods, and the Digital Divide. Her research focuses on media and age. She has published two books: Granny @ Work: Age and Technology on the Job in America (Routledge, 2004) and Mature Audiences: Television in the Lives of Elders (Rutgers University Press, 1998). She is the author of several refereed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers.

Riggs’s current project is a third book: Groovin’: Baby Boomers, Identity, and Marketing. This book explores the Baby Boomers’ influence on the changing confluence of marketing practices and cultural definitions of aging. It treats such topics as Botox, Vi**ra, Classic Rock, packaged nostalgia, and revolutionary practices of the American funeral industry.

Riggs is former Director of the School of Media Arts and Studies and was founding Director of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab. In 2013 she founded the Scripps College of Communication Certificate in Social Media Studies and is its coordinator.

Alum & panelist Brian Adams --

A 2014 Ohio University Graduate, 'Appreneur' Brian Adams' iPhone apps have been downloaded over a quarter of a million times in 2015. After receiving a $20k investment during his senior year from within the university's incubator he developed his flagship product, a mobile e-commerce platform that is being licensed by entrepreneurs in over 12 countries, enabling them to create commerce communities of their own. For proof of concept he used his technology to support Relaced- a sneaker enthusiast marketplace which after a year attracted over 40,000 users, it was acquired (purchased) by NiceKicks.com in December 2015 and will be re-released as KickFlip in 2016. Brian and his team will be releasing over 50 new iOS application this year and will be hiring 'mobile CEOs' to manage the application while also giving them an ownership stake in the application.

Alum and panelist Ashley Osborne--

Ashley Osborne, also known as AO is a creative, entrepreneurial and positive spirit hailing from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Her education has groomed her into a strategic communicator and a storyteller. As a music, sports and lifestyle aficionado, her personal interests resonate with pop culture. Her passion is helping companies and brands reach their business goals by creating innovative communications and marketing solutions. Ashley is currently an account coordinator at Cohn & Wolfe in New York City.